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3:30 PM ET, April 14, 2006

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rawstory.com:
Ret. General hits three network morning shows calling for Rumsfeld's ouster  —  Retired Maj. Gen. John Batiste, who led the 1st Infantry Division in Iraq, appeared on the morning talk shows of all three major networks on Friday calling for Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's resignation.
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Peter Baker / Washington Post:
White House Defends Rumsfeld's Tenure  —  The White House came to the aid of Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld yesterday, rebuffing calls from several retired generals for his resignation and crediting him with leading the Pentagon through two wars and a transformation of the military.
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Replace Rumsfeld  —  With luck, Iraq will make a fresh start soon with the formation of a new government.  The Bush administration should do the same thing by replacing Donald Rumsfeld as defense secretary.  —  Rumsfeld has lost the support of the uniformed military officers who work for him.
Discussion: TAPPED, Booman Tribune and Wonkette
Donald Rumsfeld News:
More Retired Generals Call for Rumsfeld' s Resignation
George W. Bush / White House:   President Bush Expresses Full Support, Appreciation for Defense …
Ali Akbar Dareini / Associated Press:
Iran Leader: Israel Will Be Annihilated  —  The president of Iran again lashed out at Israel on Friday and said it was "heading toward annihilation," just days after Tehran raised fears about its nuclear activities by saying it successfully enriched uranium for the first time.
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Jim Kouri / The National Ledger:
Bill Clinton and CIA Gave Iranians Blueprint for Nuclear Bomb  —  Last night, radio talk show host and former US Justice Department official Mark Levin shocked many listeners when he reported that President Bill Clinton gave nuclear technology to the Iranians in a harebrained scheme.
WorldNetDaily:   gave Iran bomb plan
Richard Morin / Washington Post:
Whites Take Flight on Election Day  —  Bad news for Michael S. Steele, the leading Maryland Republican candidate for Senate in November: The scuttling noise he hears on Election Day could be the sound of tens of thousands of white Republicans crossing over to vote for the Democrat.
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Shailagh Murray / Washington Post:   A Republican on the Edge  —  Chafee's Defections Loom Large in Senate Race
Kathleen Hennessey / Associated Press:
Republicans plan anti-Reid ads on Spanish-language radio  —  LAS VEGAS (AP) - Ads criticizing Sen. Minority Leader Harry Reid for "playing politics" with immigration reform legislation are scheduled to air on Spanish-language radio stations in four Western cities with large Hispanic populations next week.
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Karen Gutiérrez / news.nky.com:
Display on abortion destroyed  —  400 crosses removed; NKU prof investigated  —  HIGHLAND HEIGHTS - A professor at Northern Kentucky University said she invited students in one of her classes to destroy an anti-abortion display on campus Wednesday evening.
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Michelle Malkin:
THE CROSSES THEY CANNOT BEAR
Discussion: The American Thinker
Stephen Green / Vodkapundit:
Third Party Blues  —  Glenn Reynolds looks at our immigration problem, and concludes: … I'd wager I'm a lot less sober than The Blogfaddah, so I'm certain I know exactly who would be hurt more.  Going further out on a limb then Glenn, there's a better chance I'll fall off.
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MSNBC:
A third party possibility
Discussion: Outside The Beltway
alliancedefensefund.org:
OSU librarian slapped with "sexual harassment" charge for recommending conservative books for freshmen  —  Ohio State University will press forward with frivolous investigation despite ADF letter  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Officials at the Ohio State University are investigating an OSU Mansfield librarian for …
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Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Waste in Katrina Response Is Cited  —  Housing Aid Called Inefficient in Audits  —  Nearly eight months after Hurricane Katrina triggered the nation's largest housing crisis since the Second World War, a hastily improvised $10 billion effort by the federal government has produced vast sums …
Washington Times:
DeLay on short list for OMB job  —  The White House is looking at a list of cost-cutting candidates to head the Office of Management and Budget, and Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas, may be on it.  —  The former House majority leader, who announced he will resign from Congress and is under …
Robert Tait / Guardian:
Heard the one about the president?  —  The misdirected email or text message is a hazard of our age.  It can sour relationships and upset the closest of our friends.  But now a stray electronic missive has been blamed for a spate of arrests, a national scandal and a very grumpy president of Iran.
Christopher Keating / Hartford Courant:
Ex-Mayor, Legislator From Derby To Announce Run For U.S. Senate  —  Former Derby Mayor Alan Schlesinger will enter the U.S. Senate race Monday, seeking the Republican nomination and setting the stage for a potential battle against incumbent U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman in November.
Discussion: LamontBlog and ConnecticutBLOG
Ruth Gledhill / Times of London:
Pope condemns geneticists 'who play at being God'  —  THE Pope will deliver a blistering attack on the "satanic" mores of modern society today, warning against an "inane apologia of evil" that is in danger of destroying humanity.  —  In a series of Good Friday meditations that he will lead in Rome …
 
 
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China continues to hold Hao Wu without charge
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Associated Press:
Attacks on Egypt churches: 1 dead
USA Today:
Iraq speeches have done little to buoy war support
Discussion: The Left Coaster
Washington Post:
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Michael Kinsley / Slate:
Setting Iran Straight
Discussion: Hit and Run
John / AMERICAblog:
Bush administration tells ABC Iran could move quickly to a nuclear weapon.
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Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
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Marc D. Charney / New York Times:
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Hurt Feelings in 2000 Recalled as McCain Stumps in Iowa
R. Jeffrey Smith / Washington Post:
Judge in CIA Leak Case Threatens Gag Order
Paul Thomasch / Reuters:
Earnings fall at three major newspaper publishers
Thomas McInerney / Weekly Standard:
Target: Iran  —  A MILITARY OPTION AGAINST Iran's nuclear facilities is feasible.
Jim Yardley / New York Times:
3 Deaths in China Reveal Disparity in Price of Lives
Discussion: ACSBlog and The Peking Duck
Jerusalem Post:
Report: Hamas will recognize Israel
 

 
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